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  1. Bahrain is planning to beef up its military to 'counter major regional threats' with the purchase of surface-to-surface missiles worth over BD25 million ($66.3 million), according to the US Department of Defence (DoD).
  2. a ten-man team of parachutists who jumped from the new Airbus Military A400M airlifter a few days ago included Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders, and the A400M Programmed Manager at the OCCAR organization for the management of European defense...
  3. Air Arabia’s Chief Executive Officer said his company plans to invest up to $3.6 billion in 44 new aircraft over the next 3 years.
  4. With naval spending around the region expected to reach around US$76.4 billion over the next 10 years, major technology suppliers have confirmed their participation at the United Arab Emirates’ inaugural Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX).
  5. AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the General Security of Libya has taken delivery of its second AW139 medium twin engine helicopter.
  6. Kaman announced that it agreed to acquire Global Aerosystems, LLC of Everett, Washington, a provider of aerostructure engineering design analysis and FAA certification services to the aerospace industry.
  7.   Qatar will give $2 million to a new anti-crime centre in Singapore as global police organization Interpol opened its annual assembly in the emirate.
  8.   DCNS and Navantia announced that they have put an end to their disagreement concerning their submarine collaboration.As a result, the arbitration procedure between them will be terminated.
  9. UTC Fire & Security created a joint venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Zener Group. The joint venture is called Zener Fire and Security LLC. UTC Fire & Security is a unit of United Technologies Corp.
  10. Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah announced that he will seek to amend an article in the government's plan concerning the pay increase for Kuwaiti military personnel so that it...
 



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